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POPULAR  BOOKS  FOR 
BOYS  AND  GIRLS 


A  GRADED  LIST  WITH 
ANNOTATIONS 


Compiled  by 
CARRIE    E.    SCOTT 

Assistant  Organizer 

Public  Library  Commission 

of  Indiana 


NEW  EDITION,  REVISED 


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■  "  *  Minneapolis 
The  H.  W.  Wilson  Company 
1913 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


Page. 

Introduction ' 3 

Grades    1-2 5 

Grade   3 6 

Grade   4    8 

Grade   5 9 

Grade    6 ii 

Grade    7 12 

Grade   8    14 


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INTRODUCTION- 


"What  is  a  good- book  to  read?"  is  a  question  that  comes  to 
every  teacher  many  times  a  year.  Teachers  are  looked  upon 
as  intellectual  advisers  to  the  young,  and  both  the  children 
and  their  parents  turn  naturally  to  teachers  for  information 
about  books.  Often  the  teacher  has  to  face  the  problem  of 
making  recommendations  with  an  inadequate  knowledge  of 
juvenile  literature.  The  crowded  curriculum  of  the  normal 
school  or  college  offered  no  place  for  a  course  of  lectures  on 
children's  reading  or  on  the  aids  and  principles  of  juvenile 
book  selection,  and  in  the  rush  of  school  work  she  has  not 
found  time  to  make  a  special  study  of  these  subjects.  Yet 
the  teacher  probably  has  more  to  do  with  forming  a  child's 
reading  habits  than  any  other  person.  The  books  she  recom- 
mends will  be  read,  and  if  they  are  good  books  suited  to  the 
reader's  age  and  temperament,  good  reading  habits  will  result. 
If  the  books  are  not  well  adapted  to  the  reader's  needs,  the 
results  will  be  bad,  and  the  child  will  either  learn  to  dislike 
reading  altogether,  or  will  turn  to  books  that  are  not  whole- 
some nor  worth  while. 

This  list  has  been  prepared  for  teachers  and  others,  as  a 
guide  in  making  recommendations.  As  the  title  implies,  the 
books  are  popular  and  are  not  offered  as  supplementary  to 
any  particular  course  of  study.  Only  those  books  which  chil- 
dren will  read  for  pleasure  have  been  included. 

The  books  are  arranged  by  school  grades.  In  order  that 
the  grading  might  be  according  to  actual  experience  rather 
than  according  to  theory,  special  tests  were  made  with  aver- 
age school  children  and  the  results  carefully  considered.  It 
is  hoped  that  the  compiler  will  receive  many  expressions  of 
opinion  from  users  of  the  list,  so  that  the  grading  in  later 
editions  may  be  revistid,^  if  necessary,  Jiq  >c©nform  to  a  wider 
experience.  i    o  >v  I  V'  *■»,•'!' 

Annotations  have  .been '  taken  from  the  following  sources: 
A.  L.  A.  Booklist ; -'A'.  Jv.  JA.:  <>ta1o^;;  i^l^^  i^.  L.  A.  Catalog 
I90'4-I9ii;  Arnold's''',A;i^«?»th^ifs '4?si*'/5f  ••bbbf?^  for  children; 
Prentice  and  Power's  A  children's  library;  Power's  500  chil- 
dren's books;  and  lists  prepared  by  the  Cleveland  public  library, 
New  York  State  library,  Pittsburgh  Carnegie  library,  and  the 
Oregon  and  Wisconsin  public  library  commissions. 


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POPULAR  BOOKS  FOR  ^OYSrAr^br^^fj^li^c,.;    ^ 
GRADED  LIST  WITH   ANNOTATIONS 


GRADES  1-2. 

Adelborg,  Ottilia.    Clean  Peter  and  the  children  of  Grubbylea. 
Longmans,  $1.25. 

The  story  is  told  in  rhyme  and  is  illustrated  with  colored  pictures. 

Aspinwall,  Mrs.  Alicia.     Short  stories  for  short  people.     But- 
ton, $1.50. 

Fantastic  tales  which  appeal  to  a  child's  sense  of  humor. 

Baldwin,  James.    Fairy  stories  and  fables.  American  Book  Co., 
$.35. 

An  excellent  collection  of  old  favorites. 

Blaisdell,  M.  F.     Polly  and  Dolly.     Little,  $.60. 

Stories   of  four  children  and  their  good  times  at  home,   at  school 
and  in  the  country.     The  sentences  and  words  are  short  and  the  book 

carefully   graded   to  meet   the   needs    of   children   from   five   to   seven. 
A.  L.  A.  ■  , 

Brooke,  L.  L.     Golden  goose  book.     Warne,  $2.00. 

The  stories  of  the  golden  goose,  the   three  bears,   the  three  little 
pigs,  and  Tom  Thumb,  in  large  print  with  humorous  illustrations. 
Published  separately  in  paper  covers  at  50c  each. 

Brooke,  L.   L.    Johnny   Crow's   garden.    Warne,   $1.00. 

An    old   nursery   rhyme   with   humorous    illustrations  in  black   and 
white,  and  full-page   drawings   in  color.     Pittsburgh. 

Brooks,   Dorothy.     Stories    of   the   red    children.     Educational 
Pub.  Co.,  $.40. 

Indian   nature   myths   told  in   simple  language. 

Craik,  G.  M.     So-fat  and  Mew-Mew;  ed.  by  Lucy  Wheelock. 
(Home  and  school  classics.)   Heath,  $.20. 

The  adventures  of  two  household  pets,  a  dog  and  a  cat. 

Crane,   Walter.     Beauty   and   the   beast   picture   book.     Lane, 

$1.25. 

Contents:     Beauty   and   the   beast — The   frog   prince — The   hind   in 
the  wood. 

Deming,  T.  O.     Indian  ohild-life.     Stokes,  $2.00. 

Written  for  children  and  made  attractive  by  many  full-page  colored 
plates  after  paintings  in   water  color.     Prentice   and  Power. 

Francis,  J.  G.     Book  of  cheerful  cats  and  other  animated  ani- 
mals.  Century,  $1.00. 

Humorous  verses  and  pictures. 

Greenaway,    Kate.      Marigold    garden,    pictures    and    rhymes. 
Warne,   $1.50. 

Beautiful  colored  pictures  and   simple  rhymes. 

Hopkins,  W.  J.    The  sandman:  his  farm  stories.    Page,  $1.50. 

Delightful  narrative  of  the  life  of  a  little  boy  on  a  farm  seventy- 
five  years  ago.     Told  with  the  repetition  children  like. 

Lefevre,  Felicite.    The  cock,  the  mouse  and  the  little  red  hen. 
Jacobs,  $1.00. 

An  old  tale  simply  told  and  illustrated  with  colored  pictures. 


,    _    ^_^    GRADES  "1-2^GRADE   3. 

Mother    Goose.      Mother  "Goose    melodies;    or,    Songs    of   the 
nursery,  ed.  by  W.  A.  Wheeler.  Houghton,  $1.50. 

Old  nursery  rhymes  and  pictures  that  have  the  real  Mother  Goose 
spirit. 

Potter,  Beatrix.     Tale  of  Benjamin  Bunny.     Warne,  $.50. 

Gives  an  account  of  Benjamin  Bunny's  visit  to  his  cousin  Peter 
Rabbit.  All  the  Potter  books  are  popular  with  the  children  but  should  be 
purchased  in  special  bindings. 

H.  R.  Huntting,  Springfield,  Mass.,  sells'  the  series  in  re-enforced 
binding,  with  original  cover  designs,   $.50  per  copy. 

Poulsson,  Emilie.     Ghild  stories  and  rhj^mes.     Lothrop,  $1.25. 

Simple  home  rhymes  and  stories  for  little  children. 

Scudder,   H.  E.     Book  of  fables  and   folk  stories.   Houghton, 

$75. 

Contains  many   old  favorites. 

Smith,  M.  E.  E.     Eskimo  stories.     Rand,  $1.00. 

Stories  of  real  little  Eskimos  and  their  daily  manners  and  customs, 
told   in  simple   language. 

Stevenson,  R.  L.    A  child's  garden  of  verses;  illus.  by  E.  Mars 
and  M.  H.  Squire.     Rand,  $.75. 

Poems  whose  fanciful  humor  and  catchy  rhythm  appeal  to  children. 
There  are  many  excellent  editions,  but  this  one  is  especially  suitable 
for  young  children,  because  of  the  large  type  and  simple,  colored 
illustrations. 

GRADE  3. 

Aesop.     Fables  of  Aesop;   ed.  by  Joseph  Jacobs.     Macmillan, 
$1.50. 

Children  cannot  read  an  easier,  nor  men  a  wiser  book.  Thomas 
Fuller. 

Alcott,   L.   M,     Jimmy's    cruise   in   the    Pinafore.      (Aunt   Jo's 
Scrapbag,  v.  5.)     Little,  $1.00. 

Contents:  Jimmy's  cruise  in  the  Pinafore — Two  little  travelers — 
A  jolly  Fourth — Seven  black  cats — Rosa's  tale — Lunch — A  bright  idea 
— How  they  camped  out — My  little  school-girl — What  a  shovel  did — 
Clams — Kitty's   cattle   show — What   becomes   of   the   pins. 

Baldwin,  James.     Fifty  famous  stories  retold.     American  Book 
Co.,  $.35. 

Time-honored  stories,  some  true,  some  legendary,  which  relate 
romantic  episodes  in  the  lives  of  famous  heroes.   Oregon. 

Blanchard,  A.  E.     Mabel's  mishap.     Jacobs,  $.50. 

How  a  little  girl  tried  to  replace  a  valuable  book  of  her  father's, 
which  she  had  ruined.     Pittsburgh. 

Brown,  A.  F.    The  lonesomest  doll.     Houghton,  $.85. 

A  fanciful  story  of  a  lonely  little  queen,  her  lonelier  splendid  doll, 
her  porter's  happy  little  daughter,  and  the  remarkable  adventures  of 
the  three.     Prentice  and  Power. 

Browne,   Frances.     Granny's  wonderful  chair  and  its  tales   of 
fairy  times.     Dutton,  $,35. 

A  series  of  delightful  wonder  stories  through  which  runs  a  vein  of 
true   wisdom.     Arnold. 

Craik,  Mrs.  D.  M.  (M.)     Adventures  of  a  brownie.  Harper,  $.60. 

Mystifying  tale  of  a  house  brownie  who  lived  in  a  coal  cellar. 

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GRADE  3. 
Eddy,  S.  J.,  con\p.    Friends  and  helpers.     Ginn,  $.60. 

Short  stories  and  poems  chiefly  about  animals.  Contains  chapters 
on  the  care  of  household  pets.     Power. 

Eggleston,  Edward.  Stories  of  great  Americans  for  little 
Americans.     American  Book  Co.,  $.40. 

A  collection  of  many  noted  tales  with  which  all  of  our  children 
should  be  familiar.  It  includes  Franklin's  whistle,  Putnam  and  the 
wolf,   and   Daniel    Boone    and  his   grapevine   swing.     Arnold. 

Greenaway,  Kate.  Under  the  window;  pictures  and  rhymes 
for  children.     Warne,  $1.50, 

Beautifully  illustrated  by  the  author. 

Holbrook,  Florence.  Book  of  nature  myths;  illus.  by  E.  Boyd 
Smith,   Houghton,  $.65. 

The  subject-matter  is  of  permanent  value,  culled  from  the  folk- 
lore of  the  primitive  races.     Preface. 

Lang,  Andrew,  ed.  History  of  Whittington,  and  other  stories; 
based  on  the  tales  of  the  Blue  fairy  book.  Longmans, 
$.30. 

Other  stories:  The  goose-girl — Trusty  John — The  forty  thieves — 
The   Master-maid — Aladdin  and  the  wonderful  lamp. 

O'Shea,  M.  V.,  ed.     Six  nursery  classics.     Heath,  $.30. 

Contents:  The  house  that  Jack  built — Mother  Hubbard  and  her 
dog — Cock  Robin  and  Jenny  Wren — The  old  woman  and  her  pig — 
Dame  Wiggins  of  Lee  and  her  seven  wonderful  cats — The  three  bears. 

Peary,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Snow  baby;  a  true  story  with  true  pictures. 
Stokes,  $1.20. 

Story  of  the  Arctic  explorer's  little  daughter  who  was  born  in  the 
far  North.  Gives  much  interesting  information  about  the  home  life 
of    the    Eskimos, 

Perkins,   Mrs.   L.  F.  The   Dutch  twins.     Houghton,   $1.00. 

A  simple  story  of  the  everyday  life  of  two  little  Dutch  children. 
Very  attractively  illustrated  by  the  author. 

Segur,  S.  (R.)   de.     Story  of  a  donkey.     Heath,  $.20, 

Humorous    adventures  of   Neddy,   the   donkey,   related  by  himself. 

Tappan,    E.   M.     Dixie   Kitten.     Houghton,  $1.00. 

"A  true  story  about  a  real  cat"  who  begins  life  in  a  barn  and 
becomes  a  household  pet.     A.  L.  A. 

Valentine,  Mrs.  L.  (J.)  Aunt  Louisa's  book  of  fairy  tales. 
Warne,  $1.00. 

Contains  story  of  the  three  little  pigs,  Hop  o'  my  thumb,  Cin- 
derella, Little  Red  Riding-  Hood,  and  a  number  of  other  favorites. 

White,  E.  O.     When  Molly  was  six.     Houghton,  $1.00. 

A  pleasant  sunny  story  of  the  simple  happenings  in  the  everyday 
life   of  a  small  girl.     Arnold. 

Williston,   T.   P.     Japanese  fairy  tales.     Rand,  $.75. 

Brief  folk  stories;  have  an  ethical  and  poetic  value,  and  reflect 
much  of  the  customs  of  the  country.  The  grotesque,  brightly  colored 
pictures  by  a  Japanese  artist  give  a  good  idea  of  Japanese  life.  Cleve- 
land. 


GRADE  4. 
Alcott,  L.  M.    Under  the  lilacs.       Little,  $1.50. 

Story  of  a  stray  circus  boy  and  his  trick  dog,  who  found  friends 
at  the  country  house  under  the  lilacs. 

Andersen,  H.  C.  Stories.  (Riverside  literature  series.) 
Houghton,  $.40. 

Every  child  should  know  the  stories  of  Hans  Christian  Andersen. 
This  is  one  of  the  best  cheap  editions.  Among  the  more  expen- 
sive editions,  one  of  the  best  translations  is  by  Mrs.  E.  Lucas,  pub- 
lished by  Dutton,  $2.50.  One  of  the  best  editions  for  little  children, 
illustrated  by  Helen  Stratton,  is  published  by  Lippincott,  $1.50. 

Baldwin,  James.     Old  Greek  stories.    American  Book  Co.,  $.45. 

Any  child  who  grows  up  knowing  nothing  of  the  old  Greek  stories 
suffers  a  great  lack,  for  all  great  thought  is  largely  Greek  in  its 
origin.  This  is  one  of  the  most  pleasing  of  the  simpler  versions  of 
these  tales.     Prentice  and  Power. 

Brooks,  E,  S.  True  story  of  Benjamin  Franklin.  (Children's 
lives  of  great  men.)     Lothrop,  $1.50. 

One  of  the  best  lives  of  Franklin  written  for  children. 

Brown,  A.  F.  In  the  days  of  giants;  a  book  of  Norse  tales. 
Houghton,    $1.10. 

One  of  the  most  readable  and  attractive  collections  of  Norse 
myths.     Oregon. 

Carroll,  Lewis,  pseud.  Alice's  adventures  in  Wonderland.  Mac- 
millan,  $1.00. 

The  most  delightful  of  all  nonsense  books  and  one  that  has 
already  become  a  classic.     Pittsburgh. 

Coolidge,  Susan,  pseud.     Eyebright.     Little,  $1.25. 

Experiences  of  a  little  girl  who  keeps  house  for  her  father  on 
a   lonely    island. 

Craik,  Mrs.  D.  M.  (M.)  Little  lame  prince;  with  pictures  by 
Hope   Dunlap.     Rand,  $1.25. 

Little  Prince  Dolor,  shut  up  in  a  lonely  tower,  was  befriended  by 
a  good  fairy.  His  many  wonderful  adventures  furnish  the  details  of 
a  story  in  which  children  delight. 

Greene,  F.  N.  Legends  of  King  Arthur  and  his  court.  Ginn, 
$.60. 

These  legends,  based  on  Tennyson's  Idylls  of  the  King,  give 
excellent  pictures  of  feudal  times. 

Grimm,  J.  L.  K.  &  W.  K.  Household  stories;  tr.  by  Lucy 
Crane.  Macmillan,  $1.50. 

Carefully  selected  and  well   illustrated. 

Hawthorne,  Nathaniel.  Wonder-book  for  girls  and  boys;  with 
illustrations  in  black  and  white  by  Walter  Crane,  Houo-h- 
ton,  $.75. 

Hawthorne's  beautiful  retelling  of  the  classical  myths,  with  the 
addition  of  some  of  his  own  quaint  fancies,  is  so  well  known  as 
scarcely  to  need  remark.     Prentice  and  Power. 

Hodges,  George.  When  the  King  came;  stories  from  the  four 
Gospels.     Houg^hton,  $1.25. 

Life  of  Christ  told  in  a  simple  way  with  much  of  the  dignity  and 
richness  of  the  Bible  narrative.  The  original  atmosphere  has  been 
kept  to   an   unusual  degree.     Power. 

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GRADE  4_GRADE  5. 
Kipling,  Rudyard.     Just  so  stories.     Doubleday,  $1.20. 

.«TM-^^»^^  Stories,  which  attempt  to  answer  many  puzzling  "Hows"  and 
Whys,      are   enjoyed  by   all   children   who  can   read  and  who  have   a 
keen   sense   of  humor. 

Lang,  Andrew,  ed.     Blue  fairy  book.     Longmans,  $2.00. 

This  first  volume  of  Andrew  Lang's  colored  fairy  books  contains 
the  better  known  tales  from  the  folklore  of  many  nations,  and  is  like 
the  others   of  this  series,  attractively  illustrated.     Arnold. 

Lorenzini,  Carlo.     Pinocchio,   the  a(iventures  of  a  marionette. 
Ginn,  $.50. 

Of  all  the  fairy  stories  of  Italian  literature  this  is  the  best  known 
and  the  best  loved.     Preface. 

Miller,   O.  T.,  pseud.     First  book  of  birds.     Houghton,  $1.00. 

Intended  to  interest  children  in  birds  by  an  account  of  their 
habits  of  eating,  sleeping,  nesting,  etc.,  with  illustrative  anecdotes, 
many  from  original  observations.  Black  and  white  and  colored  pictures. 
Audubon  Society. 

Morley,  M.  W.     Bee  people.     McClurg,  $1.25. 

One  of  the  most  successful  nature  books  ever  written  for  chil- 
dren. Miss  Morley  combines  very  happily  the  playfulness  in  which 
children   delight  with  serious  instruction.     Prentice  and  Power. 

Sewell,  Anna.     Black   Beauty;   the   autobiography   of  a  horse. 
Lothrop,  $1.00. 

The  reading  of  this  story  inculcates  a  spirit  of  kindness  for  horses 
and  gives  a  keener  appreciation  of  their  intelligence. 

Spyri,  Johanna.     Heidi;  translated  from  the  German  by  Helen  B. 
Dole;   illus.  in   color  and   black  and  white.      Ginn,  $1.50. 

A  delightful  story  of  child  life  on  the  mountains  of  Switzerland. 
Its  chief  charm  lies  in  the  author's  harmonious  pictures  of  the  child 
Heidi  and  the  out-of-door  life  about  her.     Prentice  and  Power. 

Stein,  Evaleen.     A  little  shepherd  of  Provence.     Page,  $1.00. 

How  a  little  shepherd  who  lived  many  hundred  years  ago  was 
rewarded  for  befriending  a  stranger  knight  who  had  escaped  from  a 
castle  dungeon. 

GRADE  5. 
Alcott,    L.    M.     Jack   and   Jill.      Little,   $1.50. 

This  story  shows  the  possibility  of  hearty,  sensible  boy  and  girl 
friendship.      Power. 

Alden,  W.  L.    Moral  pirates.     Harper,  $.60. 

Story  of  the  good  times  of  four  New  York  boys  who  spend  a  sum- 
mer cruising  on  the  Hudson  river  and  Adirondack  lakes.  The  sequels 
to  this  book  are  the  Cruise  of  the  Ghost  and  the  Cruise  of  the  Canoe 
club. 
Ball,  Sir  R.  S.  Star-land:  being  talks  with  young  people  about 
the  wonders  of  the  heavens.     Ginn,  $1.00. 

Interesting  to  children  and  to  older  readers. 

Barr,  Mrs.  A.  E.     Michael  and  Theodora.     Bradley,  $.75- 

A  story  of  two  Russian  children  whose  father  and  mother  were 
exiled  to   Siberia. 

Blaisdell,  A.  F.     Stories  from  English  history  from  the  earliest 
times  to  the  present  day.     Ginn,  $.65. 

Some  of  the  most  important  events  of  English  history  are  described 
in  a  simple,   graphic  style. 


GRADE  5. 
Channon,  F.  E.     An  American  boy  at  Henley.     Little,  $1.50. 

Spirited  story  of  a  boy's  first  year  in  an  English  public  school. 
His  introduction  to  British  school  traditions,  sports  and  slang  affords 
an  interesting  contrast  to  American  school  life.     N.    Y. 

Coolidge,  Susan,  pseud.     What  Katy  did.     Little,  $1.25. 

A  series  of  wholesome,  happy  stories  that  have  long  been  popular. 
The  volumes  of  this  series  succeed  one  another  in  the  following 
order:  What  Katy  did,  What  Katy  did  at  school,  What  Katy  did 
next,   Clover,   and  In  the.  High  Valley.      Wisconsin. 

Dodge,  Mrs.  M.   (M.)     Hans  Brinker.     Scribner,  $1.50. 

Dutch  patience,  loyalty  and  steadfastness  stand  out  clearly  in  this 
story  as  well  as  the  externals  of  Dutch  landscape  and  society.  Through 
many  hardships  Hans,  Gretel,  their  brave  mother,  and  their  injured 
father  come  to  good  fortune  and  happiness.     Prentice  and  Power, 

Ewing,  Mrs.  J.  H.     Jackanapes.     Houghton,  $.25. 

The   self-sacrifice   of   an   English   soldier   boy. 

Finnemore,  John.  Switzerland.  (Peeps  at  many  lands.)  Mac- 
millan,  $.75. 

Description  of  country,  peasants'  homes,  famous  lakes,  some  of 
the  legends,  story  of  the  fight  for  freedom,  mountain  climbing,  Swiss 
sports,  the  chamois,  the  Fohn.     A.  L.-^A. 

Grinnell,  G.  B.  Jack,  the  young  ranchman;  or,  A  boy's  adven- 
tures in  the  Rockies.     Stokes,  $1.25. 

Jack  came  West  from  his  New  York  home,  and  he  learned  to  ride, 
shoot,  collect  Indian  relics  and  do  many  interesting  things  on  the 
ranch.' 

Hill,  C.  T.     Fighting  a  fire.   Century,  $1.50. 

Account  of  the  organization,  methods,  dangers,  and  heroism  of 
the  New  York  fire  department.     A.  L.  A. 

Kipling,   Rudyard.     Jungle   book.     Century,  $1.50. 

Fascinating  stories  of  animal  life  which  reveal  the  secrets  of  the 
East  Indian  jungle.     Followed  by  the   Second  jungle  book. 

Lagerlof,  S.  O.  L.  Wonderful  adventures  of  Nils.  Doubleday, 
$1.50. 

Delightful  tale  of  a  small  boy's  journey  with  the  wild  geese  on 
their  spring  migratory  flight  to  the  Northland.  Contains  much  infor- 
mation  about   Sweden. 

Lear,  Edward.     Nonsense  books.  4v.  in  i.     Little,  $2.00. 

Contents:  A  book  of  nonsense — Nonsense  songs,  stories,  botany 
and  alphabets — More  nonsense  pictures,  rhymes,  botany,  etc. — Laueh- 
able  lyrics.  ** 

Mabie,  H.  W.  Heroes  every- child  should  know;  tales  for 
young  people  of  the  world's  heroes  in  all  ages.  (Every 
child  should  know  series.)     Doubleday,  $.90. 

From  Perseus  and  Hercules  to  Abraham  Lincoln— the  heroism  of 
character  as  well  as  of  brave  deeds.     Oregon. 

Moores,  C.  W.  Life  of  Abraham  Lincoln  for  boys  and  girls 
(Riverside   literature   series.)      Houghton,   $.60. 

•      I'^^^/^^l^   °^  *^^^   short  biography   are   well   selected   and   interest- 
ilhy^f   LinJofi!''i."L."'J       '  '"'''^^*  ^"*°  '^'  character  and  person- 

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GRADE  5— GRADE  6. 

Pyle,  Howard.  Some  merry  adventures  of  Robin  Hood. 
(School  reading.)     Scribner,  $.50. 

An  account  of  the  daring  deeds  of  that  bold  adventurer,  Robin 
Hood,  and  his  life  in  Sherwood  forest  with  his  loyaj  band  of  seven 
score  yeomen.  This  edition  is  an  abridgment  from  Pyle's  larger  book 
which  is  published  by  Scribner  at  $3.00.  Wherever  possible  this  latter 
edition  should  be  used. 

Richards,  L.  E.     Quicksilver  Sue.     Century,  $1.00. 

Story  of  an  impetuous  girl  who  loves  novelty  and  show  and  rushes 
into  a  friendship  that  promises  to  gratify  this  love,  only  to  learn  that 
the  true  love  of  the  plain  old  friends  is  best  after  all.  Prentice  and 
Power. 

Stoddard,  W.  O.  Talking  leaves;  an  Indian  story.  Harper, 
$.60. 

Story  of  a  white  girl's  captivity  among  the  Indians  and  how  she 
escaped.     Pittsburgh. 

GRADE  6. 
Alcott,  L.  M.     Little  women.     Little,  $1.50. 

The   best   story   of  American  home   life    written    for   girls. 

Aldrich,  T.  B.     Story  of  a  bad  boy.     Houghton,  $1.25. 

A  story  of  New  England  boyhood,  so  full  of  personal  reminis- 
cences of  the  author's  own  youthful  days  and  so  true  to  boy  ideals 
that  it  has  become  immortal.     Prentice  and  Power. 

Arabian  nights,  their  best-known  tales;  ed.  by  Kate  Douglass 
Wiggin  and  Nora  Archibald  Smith;  illus.  by  Maxfield 
Parrish.     Scribner,  $2.50. 

The  standard  of  selection,  the  beautiful  illustrations,  and  the  excel- 
lent makeup  are  the  features  which  recommend  this  edition  as  an 
appropriate   book   for    a  child's   library. 

Austin,  O.  P.  Uncle  Sam's  secrets;  a  story  of  national  affairs. 
Appleton,  $.75. 

Much  interesting  information  about  currency,  the  mint,  railway 
postal  service,  foreign  mail,  banking,  and  revenue  systems  conveyed 
in    story    form.      Pittsburgh. 

Baker,  R.  S.  Boy's  book  of  inventions;  stories  of  the  wonders 
of  modern  science.     Doubleday,  $2.00. 

Graphic,  concise,  untechnical  descriptions  of  submarine  boats,, 
liquid  air,  wireless  telegraphy,  automobiles,  X-ray  photography,  tailless 
kites,  the  phonograph,  the  modern  skyscraper,  and  flying  machine.  A. 
L.  A. 

Baldwin,  James.     Story  of  Siegfried.     Scribner,  $1.50. 

Many  of  the  Norse  myths  are  given  in  this  account  of  the  adven- 
tures of  the  hero  of  the   Nibelungenlied. 

Barbour,  R.  H.     Four  in  camp.     Appleton,  $1.50. 

The  "Big  Four"  are  boys — good  comrades — who  have  a  rollicking 
time  together  in  the  summer  camp  at  Wickasaw.  Four  afoot  is  the 
sequel    to   it. 

Bostock,  F.  C.     Training  of  wild  animals.     Century,  $1.00. 

The  author  is  one  of  the  greatest  of  wild  animal  trainers.  He 
tells  how  lions,  tigers  and  other  wild  beasts  are  taught  to  do  tricks, 
about  their  traits  in  captivity,  and  about  the  hazardous  lives  of  their 
trainers.     Pittsburgh. 

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GRADE  6_GRADE  7. 
Crichton,  Mrs.   F.  E.     Peep-in-the-world.     Longmans,  $1.25. 

Story  of  a  little  English  girl  who  spends  a  year  in  her  uncle's 
castle    in    Germany. 

Deland,  E.  D.     Katrina.     V/ilcle,  $1.50. 

Katrina's  experiences  with  summer  boarders  at  the  Perkins'  farm. 

Harris,  J.  C.     Nights  with  Uncle  Remus.     Houghton,  $1.50. 

Adventures  of  Brer  Rabbit  and  Sly  Brer  Fox,  just  as  Uncle 
Remus  told  them  to  the  "little  boy."  Pittsburgh. 

Hoffman,  Franz.  Little  dauphin,  translated  from  the  German 
by  George  P.  Upton.  (Life  stories  for  young  people.) 
McClurg,  $.60 

Pathetic  story  of  Louis  Charles,  second  son  of  Louis  XVI  and 
Marie  Antoinette. 

Jewett,  S.  O.     Betty  Leicester.     Houghton,  $1.25. 

A  young  girl's  summer  in  a  Ne\^  England  country  town  after  a 
life  of  travel   abroad.     N.    Y. 

Kipling,  Rudyard.  Captains  courageous;  a  story  of  the  Grand 
Banks.     Century,  $1.50. 

A  boy's  experience  aboard  a  fishing  smack  off  the  coast  of  New- 
foundland. 

Knapp,  Adeline.     The  boy  and  the  baron.     Century,  $1.00 

Story  of  the  conquest  of   some  robber  barons. 

MacLeod,  Mary.  Book  of  King  Arthur  and  his  noble  knights: 
stories  from  Sir  Thomas  Malory's  Morte  D'Arthur, 
Stokes,  $1.50. 

Attractive  version  of  the  most  delightful  romances  of  the  Middle 
Ages.     Prentice  and  Power. 

Seelye,  E.  E.     Story  of  Washington.     Appleton,  $1.75. 

Tells  many  stories  and  anecdotes  of  Washington's  life  and  con- 
tains  many   illustrations.      Pittsburgh. 

Stoddard,  W.  O.  Little  Smoke.  Appleton,  $1.50. 

A  story  of  the   Custer  massacre. 

Stories  of  the  Middle  Ages,  retold  from  St.  Nicholas.  Century, 
$.65. 

Fifteen  stories  describing  the  customs  of  the  medieval  world  and 
telling  briefly  the  histories  of  a  few  great  leaders.     A.  L.  A. 

Twain,  Mark,   pseud.     Prince   and  the  pauper.     Harper,  $1.75. 

Through  a  misadventure  the  boy,  afterward  Edward  VI  of  Eng- 
land, changes  places  with  a  street  waif.  This  book  is  an  account  of 
their    adventures.   N.    Y. 

GRADE  7. 
Barbour,    R.    H.     The    half-back.      Appleton,    $1.50. 

Tale  of  a  preparatory  school  and  a  freshman  year  at  Harvard- 
Closes   with  account  of  a  Yale-Harvard  football  game.     Pittsburgh. 

Brooks,  E.  S.     Master  of  the  Strong  Hearts.     Button,  $1.50. 

A  thrilling  Indian  story  of  General  Custer's  last  battle  in  the 
valley  of  the  Little  Big  Horn  against  the  Sioux  tribe  under  Sitting 
Bull. 

Brown,  E.  A.     Four  Gordons.     Lothrop,  $1.50. 

Pleasing  story  of  the  winter  experiences  at  home  and  school  of 
a  young  girl  and  her  three  brothers,  whose  parents  are  in  Europe.  A. 
L.  A. 

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GRADE  7. 

BuUen,  F.  T..  Cruise  of  the  Cachalot  around  the  world  after 
sperm    whales.    Appleton,    $1.50.  ■ 

An  English  i  sailor's  cruise  in  a  New  Bedford  whaler.  Spirited 
graphic  picture  of  methods,   dangers  and  delights.     N.   Y.  ' 

Bunyan,  John.  •  Pilgrim's  progress.  Scribner,  $2.50. 

This  will  not  be  read  by  many  children,  but  to  an  occasional  child 
It  will  be  one  of  the  books  of  his  life.     Cleveland. 

Cervantes-Saavedra,  Miguel  de.  Don  Quixote  of  the  Mancha; 
retold  by  Judge  Parry  and  illustrated  in  color  by  Walter 
Crane.     Lane,  $1.50. 

An  attractive  edition  of  this  famous  old  Spanish  classic.  Follows 
the  text  of  one  of  the  best  English  translations. 

Dorr,  J.  C.  R.     In  King's  houses.     Page,  $.75. 

A  romance  of  the   days  of  Queen  Anne. 
Ellis,  K.  R.     Wide  Awake  girls.     Little,  $1.50. 

Story  of  home  and  school  life,  with  travel  in  Germany  and  in  the 
West.  The  sequels  are  Wide  Awake  girls  in  Winsted  and  Wide  Awake 
girls  at  college. 

Foa,  Mme.  Eugenie.  Boy  life  of  Napoleon,  aferwards  emperor 
of  the  French;  adapted  and  extended  for  American  boys 
and  girls  by  E.  S.  Brooks.     Lothrop,  $1.25. 

Napoleon's  experiences  as  a  "king's  scholar"  in  Paris  and  as  lieu- 
tenant of  an  artillery  regirnent,  are  also  described.  Madam  Foa's 
work  is  historically  accurate  and  her  style  very  interesting.     Arnold. 

French,  H.  W.     Lance  of  Kanana.     Lothrop,  $1.00. 

One  of  the  best  stories  of  Arabian  life  for  children.  Tells  how 
Kanana,  a  brave  Bedouin  boy,  gave  up  his  life  for  his  tribe. 

Hale,  L.  P.     Peterkin  papers.     Houghton,  $1.50. 

Humorous  adventures  of  the  Peterkin  family  in  their  search  for 
wisdom. 

Lummis,  C.  F.  Some  strange  corners  of  our  country.  Cen- 
tury, $1.50. 

Southwestern  United  States  with  its  wonderful  scenery  and  curious 
Indian  customs  is  described  in  a  manner  interesting  to  children  and 
adults. 

Moffett,  Cleveland.  Careers  of  danger  and  daring.  Century, 
$1.50. 

It  is  the  aim  of  this  book  to  present  tlie  heroic  deeds  of  men 
whose  daily  occupations  require  courage,  steady  nerve,  and  presence 
of  mind. 

Nash,  Mrs.  H.  A.     Polly's  secret.     Little,  $1.50. 

Romantic  story  of  a  New  England  girl  who  kept  a  secret. 

Otis,  James.     Amateur  fireman.     Dutton,  $1.50. 

A  boy's  experience  in  the  New  York  fire  department. 

Pier,   A.   S.     Crashaw  brothers.     Houghton,  $1.50. 

Athletic  and  boarding  school  life  of  two  brothers,  one  rowing  and 
playing  football  for  St.  Timothy's,  the  other  for  St.  John's.  A  whole- 
some, virile  story  permeated  with  the  spirit  of  fair  play.     A.  L.  A. 

Pyle,  Howard.    "Men  of  iron.     Harper,  $2.00. 

Myles  Falworth  becomes  a  retainer  in  the  castle  of  an  English 
lord.  The  story  tells  how  he  was  trained  for  knighthood,  how  he 
avenged  his  father's  wrongs,  and  restored  the  honor  of  his  house. 

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GRADE  7— GRADE  8. 

Richards,  Mrs.   L.  E.   (H.)     Florence   Nightingale,   the  angel   of 
the  Crimea.     Appleton,  $1.25. 

A  welcome  addition  to  the  inspirational  biographies  for  older  boys 
and  girls. 

Twain,  Mark,   pseud.     Adventures   of   Tom   Sawyer.      Harper, 
$1.75. 

Most  of  the  adventures  recorded  in  this  book  really  occurred;  one 
or  two  were  experiences  of  my  own,  the  rest  those  of  boys  who  were 
schoolmates  of  mine.  Huck  Finn  is  drawn  from  life;  Tom  Sawyer, 
also,  but  not  from  an  individual — he  is  a  combination  of  three  boys 
whom  I  knew,  and  therefore  belongs  to  a  composite  order  of  archi- 
tecture.    Preface. 

Zollinger,  Gulielma.    A  boy's  ride.     McClurg,  $1.50. 

An  account  of  the  perilous  journey  of  a  young  boy,  who,  accom- 
panied by  an  old  Saxon  servant,  gives  the  spies  of  King  John  a  merry 
chase,  and  saves  the  life  of  a  young  lord. 

GRADE  8. 

Blackmore,  R.  D.    Lorna  Doone,  a  romance  of  Exmoor.  Crow- 
ell,  $1.50. 

Tale  of  the  savage  deeds  of  the  outlaw  Doones  and  of  honest 
John  Ridd,  yeoman  of  the  downs,  whose  chance  encounter  with  Lorna 
makes  him   a  soldier  and  ^  a  knight.     N.   Y. 

Brown,  H.  D.     Two  college  girls.     Houghton,  $1.25. 

College  life  with  its  classroom  dilemmas,  spreads  and  holiday  mer- 
ry-making.    Pittsburgh. 

Burns,  E.  E.     Story  of  great  inventions.     Harper,  $1.25. 

Brief  interesting  accounts  from  early  times  down  to  the  present 
age. 

Burroughs,  John.     Birds  and  bees,  Sharp  eyes,  and  other  pa- 
pers. Houghton,  $.40. 

A  collection  of  his  best  nature  essays,  charming  in  style,  accurate 
in  observation,  and  adapted  to  the  understanding  and  vocabulary  of  a 
child.      Oregon. 

Cooper,  J.  F.     Leather  stocking  tales.  5v.     (Mohawk  ed.)   Put- 
nam, $1.25  ea. 

1.  Deerslayer, 

2.  Last  of  the  Mohicans, 

3.  Pathfinder, 

4.  Pioneers, 

5.  Prairie. 

The  charm  of  Cooper's  Indian  stories  lasts  from  one  generation  to 
another. 

Defoe,  Daniel.     Life  and  strange  surprising  adventures  of  Rob- 
inson Crusoe.     Houghton,  $1.50. 

The  greatest  story  of  a  man  shipwrecked  on  a  desert  island. 

Dickens,  Charles.     Old  curiosity  shop.     Macmillan,  $1.00. 

Little  Nell,  Dick  Swiveller,  Mr.  Toots,  and  Tommy  Traddles,  are 
attractive  characters  who  will  serve  to  introduce  Charles  Dickens  to 
young   people. 

Ewing,   Mrs.   J.   H.    (G.)     Six   to   sixteen.    Little,   $1.00. 

One  of  the  best  stories  of  life  at  an  English  girl's  boarding  school. 
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GRADE  8.   ,..  ••••.•••        •••  : 

3  •  •  O     * •« 

Goss,  W.  L.     Jed.     Crowell,  $75.  '  ' ' '•  .*.,.*  T  '.>':'.;  j  ij  ;  ^, 

The  incidents  lof  the  book  are  real  ones,  drawn  in  part  from  the 
writer  s  personal  experiences  and  observations,  as  a  soldier  of  the 
Union,   during  the  war.     Preface. 

Hill,  F.  T.     On  the  trial  of  Grant  and  Lee.     (National  holiday 
ser.)     Appleton,  $1.50. 

Life  stories  of  the  two  great  generals  simply  told,  with  occasional 
extremely  dramatic  passages.     A.  L.  A.  ' 

Hughes,  Thomas.     Tom  Brown's  school  days.     (Cranford  ed.) 
Macmillan,  $1.50. 

Every  American  boy  should  be  interested  in  the  cricket  matches, 
the  hare  and  hound  races,  and  the  escapades  described  in  this  story  of 
the  famous  English  school,    Rugby. 

Pier,  A.  S.     Boys  of  St.  Timothy's.     Scribner,  $1.25. 

Athletic  stories,  which  in  their  conservative  and  cumulative  inter- 
est,  display  the  best  qualities  of  boy  character — the  manliness,  kindli- 
ness, humor  and  affection  of  the  American  boy.     Oregon. 

Pyle,   Howard.     Story   of  Jack   Ballister's    fortunes.     Century, 
$2.00. 

Being  the  narrative  of  the  adventures  of  a  young  gentleman  of 
good  family,  who  was  kidnaped  in  the  year  1719  and  carried  to  the 
plantations  of  the  continent  of  Virginia,  where  he  fell  in  with  that 
famous  pirate.  Captain  Edward  Teach  or  Blackbeard;  of  his  escape 
from  the  pirates  and  the  rescue  of  a  young  lady  from  out  their  hands. 
Sub-title. 

Schultz,   J.    W.      With   the    Indians    in   the    Rockies.      Hough- 
ton, $1.25. 

A  boy's  experience  at  a  northwest  trading  post  during  the  winter 
of  1855.     Based  on  the  real  adventures  of  a  scout. 

Scott,    Sir   Walter.      Kenilworth.    (Luxembourg   ed.)      Crowell, 
$1.50. 

The  tragic  Elizabethan  story  of  Leicester  and  Amy  Robsart.  It 
is  not  beyond  the  comprehension  of  most  young  people  of  fourteen. 
Arnold. 

Seaman,  A.  H.    Jacqueline  of  the  carrier  pigeons.  Sturgis,  $1.25. 

A  story  of  the  siege  of  Leyden,  in  which  a  girl  heroine  and  her 
young  brother  play  a   prominent  part. 

Slocum,   Josiah.      Sailing    alone    around    the    world.      Century, 
$2.00. 

The  author  built  his  sloop,  the  Spray,  and  took  the  interesting, 
unusual  journey  of  which  he  writes. 

Stevenson,  R.  L.     Treasure  island.     Scribner,  $1.25. 

Stevenson's  fascinating  tale  of  adventure  is  already  a  classic. 
Nothing  of  the  sort,  perhaps,  since  Robinson  Crusoe,  has  so  appealed 
to  both  old  boys  and  young  ones.     Arnold. 

Wiggin,  Mrs.   K.   D.   (S.)     Mother  Carey's  chickens.    Houghton, 
$1.25. 

Beautiful  picture  of  the  home  life  of  four  children  and  their 
widowed  mother.     A  book  for  older  girls. 

Yonge,  C.  M.     Dove  in  the  eagle's  nest.     Macmillan,  $1.25. 

How  the  little  burgher  maiden,  Christina,  became  mistress  of 
Schloss  Adlerstein  and  how  the  Debatable  Ford  was  changed  to  the 
Friendly   Bridge.     Pittsburgh. 

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